This letter was transcribed thanks to the
considerable efforts of Wendy Jack. The footnotes were prepared
by myself and then verified (and corrected or amplified) by Wendy.
Many of the letters are the property of Betty Whiteside and/or
Wendy Jack. Any researchers who wish to make further use of them
should check with them first.
Sharon Oddie Brown, modified June 8, 2005

I was glad to learn from Mary [2]
& [M???] that your father was keeping so much better. I hope he continues
to improve.

I suppose Minn [3] has written you since
she went on her travels. I believe they are now at Kilarney [4] at
least the last intimation I had of their proceedings they had settled
a start for that place yesterday morg. I believe they enjoyed Dublin
& its vicinity & the company very much.

Have you heard from Andy [5] lately. I wrote him
soon after Aunt's death [6] telling him of her [lying] & saying,
if it would be of use to him he would pay it as soon as possible &
that Tom Jackson
[7] would be happy to do anything he could for him. I have
not had a reply & I think he cant have received my letter.

Would you look about the house & see if there is such a thing as an
over coat of Andy Jackson's [8] there, he has lost
a [????] [????] one. I know Jack [9] had the loan of one at one time from
him but I think it came back, should it be there would you kindly pack
it in a small hamper that went to Mary Reid [10] & send it to [Muirkin] &
let me know.

[4] The JACKSONs
had a connection to Killarny that I have yet to learn about. Given that
is is in Co. Kerry on the southwest coast of Ireland and their daughter
Edith died in September at Cavananore, this is confusing to say the
least.

[5] At first
I thought this was probably Andrew Bradford McCullagh, future husband
of Margaret Jackson and brother of Sarah McCULLAGH. Now I suspect it
is Andrew Bradford OLIVER - brother of Mary Jane OLIVER.

[6] Would
this be Mary (Bradford) McCullagh – wife of Thomas McCullagh? I don’t
know when she died. On the other hand, it could be Margaret BRADFORD
(1786-Aug 17, 1874) who died unmarried.

[15] possibly
Amy Oliver JACKSON, daughter of Sir Thomas JACKSON and Amelia Lydia
DARE. The puzzling this is that if the dating of this letter is accurate
(and it may not be) then why is there no mention of the death of Amy’s
twin sister a month earlier? It is also interesting that the parents
are holidaying in Dublin And Kilarny without the children.